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a three-syllable foot with the stress on the first.

A sentence that makes a statement.

To analyze spoken or graphic symbols of a familiar language to ascertain their intended meaning. Note: To learn to read, one must learn the conventional code in which something is written in order to decode the written message.

A reference, explanation or comment usually placed below the text on footnote a printed page.

The literal or "dictionary" meaning of a word.

the final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot; the events following the climax of a drama or novel in which such a resolution or clarification takes place

One of the four traditional forms of composition in speech and writing that gives a verbal picture of a character and an event, including the setting in which they occur.

A form of language as it is spoken in a particular geographic area or by a particular social or ethnic group.

A conversation between two or more characters in a work that is used by writers to give insight into the characters themselves.

Two successive letters that make a single sound (e.g., ea in bread or ng in sing).

A character who undergoes a change during the course of a story.